Glasgow 2026 will award 215 golds over 10 days

Glasgow 2026 mascot Finnie will be a familiar figure through the Games

Around 3000 athletes will compete for 215 gold medals at the Commonwealth Games next summer after the Glasgow 2026 schedule was confirmed.

The 10-day event - from 23 July to 2 August - will contain 10 sports across four venues along an eight-mile corridor within Glasgow's city boundaries.

And while fewer athletes will fight for fewer medals in fewer sports than in previous Games, organisers claim the reimagined Glasgow event will be "one of the most spectacular of the decade", with plenty of big names committing to attend.

The 23rd staging - which was in doubt until late last year after the Australian state of Victoria withdrew as hosts - will boast the largest ever swimming, cycling and 3x3 basketball programmes ever.

There will be more Para-sport events than in any other Games plus the return of the historic mile race on the athletics track at Scotstoun.

Tickets go on sale to Glasgow residents on 21 October, with those living in Scotland able to purchase them three days later, followed by a general sale.

What to watch & when at Glasgow 2026

Day one highlights:

Fourteen medals will be awarded on 24 July, the first in Para Powerlifting.

More will follow in gymnastics in the east end of the city - including the men's team final - plus another nine in swimming, with Scotland's Duncan Scott expected to be among the favourites.

The boxing plus the 3x3 basketball and 3x3 wheelchair basketball also start.

Day two highlights:

The netball begins with 12 of the world's best teams competing at The Hydro. And in gymnastics, England will be looking to defend their women's team title.

Another eight golds will be won in the pool, with Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth champion Adam Peaty potentially among the winners.

Day three highlights:

The first-ever Commonwealth medals for women in the 1,500m freestyle will be contested at Tollcross.

And the Arena will host the men and women's individual all-around gymnastics finals, with England's Jake Jarman attempting to retain the Commonwealth title.

Day four highlights:

Cycling and judo will be the only two sports not featured on the busiest day so far.

The athletics programme will begin with Eilish McColgan defending her 10,000m title, while in the pool Peaty might try and do the same in the 50m breaststroke.

Day five highlights:

A total of 27 golds will be on offer, including those for the fastest man and women in the Commonwealth. Might Jamaica's Oblique Seville add a Commonwealth title to his World gold from this year?

In the pool, there will be the mixed medley relay, and the artistic gymnastics programme concludes, with England's men aiming to go one better than their Birmingham 2022 performance and sweep all the titles.

Day six highlights:

Another 26 golds will be decided, including the finals of both 3x3 formats and the men's 200m freestyle, could bring a home nations showdown in the pool.

At Scotstoun the women's heptathlon concludes - will double Commonwealth champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson win a third title in a row? And Sammi Kinghorn will be aiming to better her Birmingham bronze in the T54 1,500m.

Day seven highlights:

In the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Olympic medallist Neah Evans will be aiming to improve on her Birmingham silver in the team pursuit on her home boards.

The women's 5,000m final could be the race to watch at Scotstoun, while the weightlifting concludes in the SEC Armadillo, with England's Emily Campbell bidding to defend her title.

Day eight highlights:

The men's and women's 200m finals are at Scotstoun - will celebrated Australian teenager Gout Gout earn a podium place? In the women's 800m, it could be England's Georgia Hunter-Bell against compatriot Keely Hodgkinson after their world silver and bronze runs last month in Tokyo.

At the velodrome, it will be the Keirin and head-to-head sprints, and the judo starts in the SEC Centre, with Scotland looking to better their four medals in Birmingham.

Day nine highlights:

The big day, with 44 gold medals on the line across athletics and Para-athletics, boxing, track and Para-track cycling, and judo.

All the mens and women's boxing finals will be fought at the SEC Centre, and the Commonwealth Mile will be run at Scotstoun. Might Josh Kerr, Jake Wightman or Neil Gourley take gold in their home country?

Day 10 highlights:

Netball's Commonwealth champions will be confirmed, and the women's Keirin could be a Home Nations scrap at the velodrome.

Four bowls medals will be contested, while in judo, double champion Sarah Adlington may be on the hunt for a historic third gold - 12 years after her triumph on home soil at Glasgow 2014.

The full schedule can be found here